Bug#777593: firmware-realtek: update-initramfs -u gives a warning
Package: firmware-realtek
Version: 0.43
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
I noticed an issue in the "linux-firmware-nonfree" package which fails to install the required drivers
for "update-initramfs -u" procedure. The solutions which I was searching on the forums, explained that
"linux-firmware-nonfree" or "firmware-realtek" should fix the issue, however both of these packages
seem to be lacking in "jessie". The warning which I get is (I must mention that the kernel is a custom kernel):
# aptitude install firmware-linux-nonfree
The following NEW packages will be installed:
firmware-linux-nonfree
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,386 kB of archives. After unpacking 5,128 kB will be used.
Get: 1 http://ftp.at.debian.org/debian/ jessie/non-free firmware-linux-nonfree all 0.43 [1,386 kB]
Fetched 1,386 kB in 0s (1,981 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package firmware-linux-nonfree.
(Reading database ... 111917 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../firmware-linux-nonfree_0.43_all.deb ...
Unpacking firmware-linux-nonfree (0.43) ...
Setting up firmware-linux-nonfree (0.43) ...
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.116) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.18.4-vs2.3.7.1
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for module r8169
# update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.18.4-vs2.3.7.1
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for module r8169
Kind regards,
Jan
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 3.18.4-vs2.3.7.1 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
firmware-realtek depends on no packages.
firmware-realtek recommends no packages.
Versions of packages firmware-realtek suggests:
ii initramfs-tools 0.116
-- no debconf information
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